Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-03-05

is impeded. The Marrow Gauge trsins
 have been blockaded and teiegraphic
 communication has been cut Od at times.
 NEW YORK. Feb. 26- The Posts London special says: 1.-The leading
 article m the FortnIghtly Review for
 March, will be the third in Sir Charles Dukes series on the present condition
 of European politics. He goes e1haus-
 hvely into the relations with Russia and
 other powers; depreoates in the
 strongest terms the policy of say
 Ing expenses on the army and navy, and
 and especially the reduction O; the En-
 elish artillery, and concludes the article
 as follows: "Ihe conclusion to which 1
 come Is thsS such IS the sDi.It of the
 Russian people that in the event of a
 war, nihilism would disappear and
 every Russian would support the policy
 of his Czar. Such is the defensive
 strength of Russia ID Europe, such is
 her offensive power from Caucasus to-
 ward India, that not only is the possi
 bility of war with Russia Co be depre-
 cated as a terrible calamity, but 1t
 would strain the power of tho British
 Empire 10 the utmost, At tho same
 time l hold that in single handed
 struggle We should ultimately win
 NEW YORK, Feb 26-It is stated that the name of AleI. Mcdonald. of this city, formerly Senator from Arkansas
 has come before the President for pu-
 sition On the Interstate Commission. l.
 IS also stated that Col. W. R. Morrison, of Illinois. has been rendered and has accepted one cOmmiss.onship, s0d position on the commission has been offered tO Gen. James II. Wilson, form 1 erly President of the New York and New
 England k K. Co.
 WASHINGTON. D. C., Feb. 26- The | Senate, at an early hour this morning passed the house joint resolution, pro viding for an investigation of the books of the Pacific railroads, with the Senate amendment thereto. in the nature of substitute.
 NEW YORK, Feb. 26-Privste London | cablegrRms say 1t IS believed ID dIplo- matle circles that the massing Oi Rus sian troops st Yslsdivostock IS intended to aid the Coreans to throw of the Chinese yoke. The British Cabinet fear that the Russians will then formulate gn | internal strife m CUres and seize the op- pOrtunity Of occupying the country. The | treaty recently concluded between En- gland and China makes the invasion of | Ooresn territory by Russia 0 cssus belli | The execution of Christians ia China | despite the urgent protest ofthe French | minister, conplicstes affairs for En- gland, as France would undoubtedly | take sides with Russia.
 Russia'5 movements gre being closely | watched by leading politicians.
 NEW YORK. February 26-President Andrew ID. White, of the Cornell unI- versIty. vhO was offered a position on the interstate commerce commission, has declined.
 ST, PAUL. Feb. 26-Last night the snow commenced fallng throughout the state, accompanied by high wind which caused 1t to drift badly. This morning all the rogds report blockades. The storm is still raging with DO prospect of abating. In some places the drifts are many fee, deep, causing more trouble aud delay than sGy previous blockade is winter.
 RoNE, Feb. 2f.-Cardinal JacUbInI died at one o'clock this afternoon.
 SAN FRASoIsoo. February 2j.-Msior Benson, of the United States Army, visited the coast of Hawaii where the flow of lava entered the sea. tie thus describes the scene witnessed by Elm after night fall: With increased dark ness, point after point of the fire was developed along the entire course of the flow until the culminatIOn was reached. Liquid fire belchei forth from the crater far above the heighth Ot one hundred and fifty feet. Below the crater the molten lava poured forth 10 streams from Assures IT tho mountain side. Numerous other smaller craters also emitted smaller streams of lava. At times the entire group of craters shot forth huge tongues of fire, winch was simultaneously fOlloged oy immense streams Ot lava. These demonstrations continued at intervals for some time. The northwest side Of the flow pres ented s straight solid embsnkment forty feet high. aud ia some places it was l miles wide, The flow Oycr-reached the original coast line from two hundred Co five hundred feet, making thirty acres Oi new land. On can perhaps partially imagine how that tide os fire and rocks, nearly mile wide, rolled for q week over the shore iptn the deep and con vulsIve ocean. Few have sufficient powers Of imagination to c1nceIve the awful splendOr of the downward charge of that mile broad delEge o' fire, nor the horror of the tornado clash and roar which that vast wall Cf rolling rock snd cinders sent forth a. 1t pressed forward overland, piling up on the plain, or crashing into the sea. be present flow IF much greater ID quantity than that Of 1868. being twice the length of the latter and of greater depth.
 WAsHISoroS. Feb. zj-ln the senate. to-day the resolution offered by Mr. Van Wyck yesterday, Fre posing a con stItutiOual amendment for the election of senators by direc, vote of the peo- pie, was taken up. He addressed the senate in favor ot IL,
 WAsHISGroS. February 25-A resolu- ton was offered yesterday by Edmunds, electing Senator Ingals president of the senate, pIo tem, to take efTsc! tomorrow afternoon. al which time the resignation of Sherman takes effect. It was placed beio.e the senate. COckrell moved tO amend by the substitution of the name Of Senator Harris. The amendment was rejected. ayes 26, nays g, by 8 strict party vote, Riddleberger voting with the republicans.
 PRESCOTT. February 25-The Coun- cil committee has reported untavorsbly on Johnny Dobb's relief bill.
 Business IS clOggsi owing 10 the i'm meuse amount of work imposed on Chief DriscOil
 A resolution we offered Co raise a subscription to employ assistants for him. Robertson and WatkILs opposed, saying: "They have tIed our hands. Let the responsibility rest where it be- longs"
 The House sent for Council Bill B. which the House killed from the force Oi habit, but finding It suitable and nec- essary, will pass it. The House got res oluiiOrs and 10 mixed. One author izsd the House committee tO Rot with the Council committee Co investigate the old board Oi the insane asylum.
 One of tha resolutions Is killed. but the friends of each insist that 1t is the other one.
 Gray's bill attaching Nogsles, Hsr- shaw and the adjoining country to Co chist county was read,
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